A Stranger Things spinoff is in the works! The Duffer Brothers confirmed the news in a recent episode of the âHappy Sad Confusedâ podcast.
The duo addressed rumors that the spinoff series will be based on current cast members. âIâve read these rumors that thereâs gonna be an Eleven spinoff, that thereâs gonna be a Steve and Dustin spinoff or that itâs another number,â they said. âThatâs not interesting to me because weâve done all that. Weâve spent I donât know how many hours exploring all of that. So itâs very different.â Later, they added that the series will not only be âvery differentâ but â1000% different," via Variety.
The brothers shared that they are âreally jazzedâ about the spinoff and that the similarities between the two series will be in the âstorytelling sensibilityâ instead of the main characters. Elsewhere in the interview, it was revealed that Season 5 of Stranger Things will be more fast-paced compared to Season 4.
âFor the first time ever, we donât wrap things up at the end of [Season] 4, so itâs going to be moving," they said. "I donât know that itâs going to be going 100 miles an hour at the start of 5, but itâs going to be moving pretty fast. Characters are already going to be in action. Theyâre already going to have a goal and a drive, and I think thatâs going to carve out at least a couple hours and make this [final] season feel really different.â